min 8:39 "That bourgoise individualism that he's indulging in, that's gonna get him killed!" .... and THAT my friends is Zabriskie Point in a nutshell. Thank you Antonioni! :)
I like the opening of this film. This scene with students openly discussing racial and social rebellion came across very genuine. For 1970, I couldn't have imagined a more relevant scene to take place.
min 8:39 "That bourgoise individualism that he's indulging in, that's gonna get him killed!" .... and THAT my friends is Zabriskie Point in a nutshell. Thank you Antonioni! :)
Yes, thanks for posting this - the resolution at full screen is incredible. These segments are the perfect format for watching this, one of the most enigmatic films of the 60s (I know, it was made in '70). It's a film to watch again and again as you try to diagnose why Antonioni "didn't get it right." The weak leading performances aside, everything else SEEMS to add up to an aesthetic sum...but in the end doesn't.
One of the most beautifully-shot films in cinema history, which for me makes the obvious plot/dialogue flaws not that important. The use of color, framing, composition is frankly stunning. Even in this (deceptively) plain-looking opening scene, the editing and pacing is masterful... you can almost watch it with the sound off and still understand the meaning of the images.
It's a masterpiece I saw in 1970 on a big screan. A scream of freedom in the desert. A violent critic of that system and society, with the beautiful music of Pink Floyd, and the Rolling Stones.
@Trudeau7900 Maybe trite but definitely (and sadly) true. They certainly don't make movies this visually breathtaking anymore. Antonioni was one-of-a-kind, for sure.
sorry about the sound problems and lack of part 7: this is youtube and they disable sound and videos as they wish. i you want to watch this in its entirety go buy the film
I personally really liked this movie because the visual style and cinematography and the teen rebellious feel , also the ending with pink Floyd was so inspirational yet sad and I can relate .
Ultimately what we have is an unique entity: a film 90% of which few people watch save for one of the most famous last five minutes in cinema history. A great film precisely because it is not great (except those last five minutes!).
Apart from the soundtrack on the original film, I thought this film was somewhat pretentious and made little sense (unless one was on drugs), but hey, this is only my personal opinion, so PLEASE don't shower me with trolly comments for personal opinions.
Everyone who's a fan, search for Zabriskie Point 1969 on facebook and like the new page I created for this film. thanks! I hope you like the pics and much more to come in the future. Also look for the Mark Frechette page. what a HOTTIE!
A heads up to anyone wanting to watch this entire film; DON'T. There are all kinds of problems with the audio completely dropping out starting about half way through, and there are entire sections of the film missing altogether. You'd have thought infinitegeneration would have had the courteousy to forewarn us, but he evidently does not give a DAMN.
min 8:39 "That bourgoise individualism that he's indulging in, that's gonna get him killed!" .... and THAT my friends is Zabriskie Point in a nutshell. Thank you Antonioni! :)
@64fairlane305 probably because of copyright the someone posted the patti page segment and was blocked in this country type it in here and see for yourself
I first saw this on CBC French in 1982(I don't speak it but can understand some of it). I didn't get much of it back then,when I was but 20,but am still drawn to it because of the way it's constructed. It's ambitious,trying lots of different things;however,it doesn't quite hit the mark and seems somewhat dated. The ending DOES make sense if you want to believe it's the counterculture blowing up the established one---if this was what was intended.
They all look so bored! They could have been in a nice drugstore enjoying a frosted Coke and playing the juke box. Their counterparts ten years earlier would have been going to the Saturday night prom in tux and formal gowns in classy cars. These people settled then, and for the next 40 years, for slobbishness and slovenliness and weren't nearly as financially successful as their elders. I'm glad I was out of college by then and working for a corporation where I would stay for 30 years.
"These people settled then, and for the next 40 years, for slobbishness and slovenliness and weren't nearly as financially successful as their elders" Boomers? Are you serious? The largest economic expansion in American HISTORY (1994 - 2000) came from the hand of boomers. The kids in this opening did INDEED revolutionize the world. We're typing on it right now.
No, it was the nerdy kids who were studying Engineering who made that internet happen, working in the defense industry no less. The Bogus Studies radicals, did, and still do, nothing but damage and rot and ruin.
min 8:39 "That bourgoise individualism that he's indulging in, that's gonna get him killed!" .... and THAT my friends is Zabriskie Point in a nutshell. Thank you Antonioni! :)
@@k.t.5405 (I'm now JazzVictrola) The saying "dumb as a box of rocks" comes to mind during the interview with the actors in this movie--they can't even talk: th-cam.com/video/-jyzFfrtLRk/w-d-xo.html Frechete wound up with a barbell across his neck as he exercised in prison in 1975.
Fifty years later and nothing has changed. The middle-class white students trying to prove their revolutionary bona fides and blacks insisting on leadership of the vanguard. Antonioni was criticized for not understanding American (and British) youth culture but he absolutely nailed its utter shallowness. Great film.
I saw it at the time. It was boring. The last part made no sense except to the hundreds of people on acid watching it. Pink Floyd doing the soundtrack should have been a tip-off.
@TheAccidentalMonk Yes, well, the movie sucked. Other than Blow Up, MA never made a good movie. They are all insomniac medication. Awful. Ever seen Red Desert? It's not even a movie.
min 8:39 "That bourgoise individualism that he's indulging in, that's gonna get him killed!" .... and THAT my friends is Zabriskie Point in a nutshell. Thank you Antonioni! :)
I like the opening of this film. This scene with students openly discussing racial and social rebellion came across very genuine. For 1970, I couldn't have imagined a more relevant scene to take place.
min 8:39 "That bourgoise individualism that he's indulging in, that's gonna get him killed!" .... and THAT my friends is Zabriskie Point in a nutshell. Thank you Antonioni! :)
Byron Gordon, this was the spirit of the sixties, early seventies.
Yes, thanks for posting this - the resolution at full screen is incredible. These segments are the perfect format for watching this, one of the most enigmatic films of the 60s (I know, it was made in '70). It's a film to watch again and again as you try to diagnose why Antonioni "didn't get it right." The weak leading performances aside, everything else SEEMS to add up to an aesthetic sum...but in the end doesn't.
One of the most beautifully-shot films in cinema history, which for me makes the obvious plot/dialogue flaws not that important. The use of color, framing, composition is frankly stunning. Even in this (deceptively) plain-looking opening scene, the editing and pacing is masterful... you can almost watch it with the sound off and still understand the meaning of the images.
great opening to a brilliant film!!!
wonderful wonderful film..........
It's a masterpiece I saw in 1970 on a big screan. A scream of freedom in the desert. A violent critic of that system and society, with the beautiful music of Pink Floyd, and the Rolling Stones.
One of the best films ever made, but suppressed for being anti establishment.
I love it. This reminds me me of our communal house in Oakland, California.
The compound?
oooh an ancient film at such perfect quality, I never would have imagined that - thanks for uploading! Just saw it on TCM, got me interested
Opening scene i mean wow💗 Fantastic film!
@Trudeau7900 Maybe trite but definitely (and sadly) true. They certainly don't make movies this visually breathtaking anymore. Antonioni was one-of-a-kind, for sure.
@chanctonbury63 I've lived a comfortable life and am now retired, enjoying my records and Cadillacs!
sorry about the sound problems and lack of part 7: this is youtube and they disable sound and videos as they wish. i you want to watch this in its entirety go buy the film
I personally really liked this movie because the visual style and cinematography and the teen rebellious feel , also the ending with pink Floyd was so inspirational yet sad and I can relate .
Not much to the story but the visuals are great. Great historical snapshot of late 60's America.
cool pink floyd song
I LOVE PINK FLOYD AND THE SONG RULES!!!
This movie was made in 1968, and released in 1970.
Ultimately what we have is an unique entity: a film 90% of which few people watch save for one of the most famous last five minutes in cinema history. A great film precisely because it is not great (except those last five minutes!).
Apart from the soundtrack on the original film, I thought this film was somewhat pretentious and made little sense (unless one was on drugs), but hey, this is only my personal opinion, so PLEASE don't shower me with trolly comments for personal opinions.
alguien sabe donde la puedo conseguir entera y subtitulada al español????
Everyone who's a fan, search for Zabriskie Point 1969 on facebook and like the new page I created for this film. thanks! I hope you like the pics and much more to come in the future.
Also look for the Mark Frechette page. what a HOTTIE!
@renegadenorth ..and the lack of part 5..
A heads up to anyone wanting to watch this entire film; DON'T. There are all kinds of problems with the audio completely dropping out starting about half way through, and there are entire sections of the film missing altogether. You'd have thought infinitegeneration would have had the courteousy to forewarn us, but he evidently does not give a DAMN.
@MattHatter Why would it be sarcastic? What else is a person supposed to do?
Opening : Mass surveillance... Blow-Up and Z-Point should be viewed back to back.
min 8:39 "That bourgoise individualism that he's indulging in, that's gonna get him killed!" .... and THAT my friends is Zabriskie Point in a nutshell. Thank you Antonioni! :)
@VictrolaJazz Sounds like youve lived a truly adventurous and variety filled life then dude?
@64fairlane305 probably because of copyright
the someone posted the patti page segment and was blocked in this country
type it in here and see for yourself
I first saw this on CBC French in 1982(I don't speak it but can understand some of it). I didn't get much of it back then,when I was but 20,but am still drawn to it because of the way it's constructed. It's ambitious,trying lots of different things;however,it doesn't quite hit the mark and seems somewhat dated. The ending DOES make sense if you want to believe it's the counterculture blowing up the established one---if this was what was intended.
@jethro035181 I think that is only one image of the revolutionary. Image is only part of it.
Is it trite to say that they don't make movies like this anymore?
Where’s part 2
They all look so bored! They could have been in a nice drugstore enjoying a frosted Coke and playing the juke box. Their counterparts ten years earlier would have been going to the Saturday night prom in tux and formal gowns in classy cars. These people settled then, and for the next 40 years, for slobbishness and slovenliness and weren't nearly as financially successful as their elders. I'm glad I was out of college by then and working for a corporation where I would stay for 30 years.
"These people settled then, and for the next 40 years, for slobbishness and slovenliness and weren't nearly as financially successful as their elders"
Boomers? Are you serious? The largest economic expansion in American HISTORY (1994 - 2000) came from the hand of boomers. The kids in this opening did INDEED revolutionize the world. We're typing on it right now.
No, it was the nerdy kids who were studying Engineering who made that internet happen, working in the defense industry no less. The Bogus Studies radicals, did, and still do, nothing but damage and rot and ruin.
min 8:39 "That bourgoise individualism that he's indulging in, that's gonna get him killed!" .... and THAT my friends is Zabriskie Point in a nutshell. Thank you Antonioni! :)
@@k.t.5405 (I'm now JazzVictrola) The saying "dumb as a box of rocks" comes to mind during the interview with the actors in this movie--they can't even talk: th-cam.com/video/-jyzFfrtLRk/w-d-xo.html Frechete wound up with a barbell across his neck as he exercised in prison in 1975.
was this written in 2016? looks like that film called BLM
Same bankrupt ideology, to be sure.
@@NickB1967 Wrong. Back to school for you
nice
The girl at 4:42 has a hell of a mike on her head :D
It's called an Afro, very common with black people at the time.
Fifty years later and nothing has changed. The middle-class white students trying to prove their revolutionary bona fides and blacks insisting on leadership of the vanguard. Antonioni was criticized for not understanding American (and British) youth culture but he absolutely nailed its utter shallowness. Great film.
I saw it at the time. It was boring. The last part made no sense except to the hundreds of people on acid watching it. Pink Floyd doing the soundtrack should have been a tip-off.
Jack D. Ripper only a square would call this boring.its hardy boring.its absolutely brilliant.
This movie is a joke. It was a joke at that time, and remains one today. All these young gay moustaches talking revolution, oh please...
@TheAccidentalMonk Yes, well, the movie sucked. Other than Blow Up, MA never made a good movie. They are all insomniac medication. Awful. Ever seen Red Desert? It's not even a movie.